In this extraordinary memoir, Gwyneth Lewis, the inaugural National Poet of Wales, recounts her toxic upbringing at the hands of her controlling, coercive mother. It is a book that Gwyneth has been preparing to write all her life, in diaries that she’s kept since childhood. In these journals, she interrogates the emotionally abusive mother/daughter relationship, in great pain but determined to find a way through.The result is a book that Gwyneth co-writes with her younger self, an unexpected and life-saving dialogue through time. Metaphors of haunting intensity help her confront what happened to her; quotations from art and literature help to guide and steady her. Nightshade Mother is a book about the power of art, language and, ultimately, about homecoming after a lifetime of exile from herself. It is a profoundly moving and beautiful work; questing, forgiving and loving in its approach.
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- Authors:
- Lewis, Gwyneth
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Publisher:
- University of Wales Press
- Publication Date:
- 26/09/2024
- Format:
- Hardback
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- ISBN:
- 9781915279903
- Illustrations Note:
- Not illustrated
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781915279903